Post by L Roebuck on Jan 7, 2009 7:58:12 GMT -5
Alamo depths
Digging for adventure below San Anto’s staid Northside ’hoods
In the beginning it seemed easy. From a small bridge I looked beneath me at a terraced walkway twisting down into a massive crater in the ground. The enormity of the sinkhole suggested something grand beneath the surface, and more importantly, easy passage. As we strolled down the terrace, the sound of cars from the neighborhood began to disappear. On an extremely busy street in a rather affluent part of town, our location was almost completely hidden from sight.
Suddenly the path seemed to stop. A small crack with an even smaller metal gate stood before us. The contrast between the size of the sinkhole and this tiny doorway was vast. This is how we enter, I thought. As I crawled on all fours and aped a yoga pose to squeeze through the opening, I flashed back to lying in the torpedo tube of an MRI machine, fighting unexpected claustrophobia. I came here hoping only for a quick peek into the mythical Robber Baron Cave, but I had been lured into something more.
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Digging for adventure below San Anto’s staid Northside ’hoods
In the beginning it seemed easy. From a small bridge I looked beneath me at a terraced walkway twisting down into a massive crater in the ground. The enormity of the sinkhole suggested something grand beneath the surface, and more importantly, easy passage. As we strolled down the terrace, the sound of cars from the neighborhood began to disappear. On an extremely busy street in a rather affluent part of town, our location was almost completely hidden from sight.
Suddenly the path seemed to stop. A small crack with an even smaller metal gate stood before us. The contrast between the size of the sinkhole and this tiny doorway was vast. This is how we enter, I thought. As I crawled on all fours and aped a yoga pose to squeeze through the opening, I flashed back to lying in the torpedo tube of an MRI machine, fighting unexpected claustrophobia. I came here hoping only for a quick peek into the mythical Robber Baron Cave, but I had been lured into something more.
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